The Young Investigator’s Forum on Culture Technology (Young CT) is an annual event bringing together leading young CT scholars, industry executives and great mentors of our time. The forum falls under the auspices of Graduate School of Culture Technology in Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Airline ticket will be supported for student presenters by Graduate School of Culture Technology, KAIST.

KAIST students and faculties in the Graduate school of Culture Technology invite you to submit a full paper of your research, present your work, and actively participate in the forum. Young CT is an inspiring forum to present cutting-edge research and intellectually exchange ideas in all areas of the field, broadly defined. This forum will also provide you an opportunity to visit Korea and to celebrate diverse cultures.

The forum will begin in the morning of Friday, August 22, 2008, and conclude at late afternoon on Saturday, August 23, 2008. While exciting sessions are planned during the day, the evenings will consist of a reception (Friday), and an awards dinner (Saturday). We will also prepare a number of fun activities to get to know each other among participants and KAIST students. Young CT participants can also learn what are the "things to do" as you visit Korea.

Full papers may be submitted through the forum website. We particularly invite submissions in areas that illustrate the use of technology, engineering, design, management, marketing, and many other novel ways to express and to explore culture, keeping with the spirit “Atlas of Culture-Space.”

Please see our website for more details http://ct.kaist.ac.kr/yct2008.


Topics to be discussed

Visualization & Simulation
modeling, animation, rendering, image processing, film special effects, scientific visualization,
Interface; Interactive Media
computer-aided design, human-computer interaction, computer vision, computer games, virtual reality, mobile entertainment, ubiquitous environment.
Digital Design Media
digital media, digital entertainment, interface & graphic presentation, prototyping new media
Computational Design
information visualization, generative design, computer supported collaborative design, participatory design
Communicating Spaces
computer mediated communication, communication modality, digital communication
Scenario-Based Design & Contents
story design, story modeling, story developing & valuation system, digital narratives, new storytelling media
Sound & Multi-Modality
mobile music, bio-music, networked performance, locative media, technology & music, musical interface, sonification
Exhibition Design
future museum, interactive presentations, science exhibition, media for architecture, media art
Creativity & Cognitive Studies
neuroaesthetics, neuro-communication, arts & emotion, applied brain dynamics, brain-computer interface
E-Business, Management & Social Networking
cultural economics, copyrights and regulations, arts & entertainment management, e-marketing & management for digital contents, consumer behavior in cultural business